Mouse Disconnected

Hey, did you end up taking a look at the cats' diet? Ever since we gave them that new brand of canned catnip, they've been very particular with their fur. It's causing their hairballs to be especially sharp and heavy. It's honestly really disgusting. Bob already quit because of it.

Oh, you're already working on a new project? With those two mice that the boss explicitly said not to tamper with or let out? What are you even doing with them?

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Jeez... mouse experiments are getting weirder and weirder.

You said you wanted to test their intelligence? Huh, okay, sure. I'll just write that down and hope the board approves.

Oh? It's already in motion. Great. Well, I guess I can't stop you. Be sure to watch them closely, as much as I don't like you I don't want boss to fire you. Imagine running this place all on my own? I would go completely insane.

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Controls:

Movement (Left/RIght)	A/D
Jump	SPACE
Dash	E
Pick Up item	S
Drop item	F

Gameplay:

Mouse Traps Kill you

Cat shoot Furballs that are very sharp
they can also cut red rope

Catnip Cans are very useful in keeping the cats calm

Toys are useful for redirecting cats' focus

Gameplay Tips:

• Using catnip to dash through Cats will make them tired 
• You can recharge your dash by -- stealing--  standing close to  the cat nip cans
• Buttons are can be activated by the mouse or heavy objects and power windmills which can help you access your friend!
• Cat's are feisty when you're holding their favourite toy, stun them before placing it down

Currently has 4 levels of varying difficulty. I know the last level is possible, I just am not good enough at games to defeat it. If you do end up winning let me know in the comments!

There is also a hidden cutscene that you can unlock if by the rope lifting your friends gets cut by a heavy and sharp object.

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My YUdum Dare 4 Jam Submission, theme 'Tethered'. From August 28th 2023 at 12:00 PM to September 3rd 2023 at 11:59 PM . 

Created using python and pygame!

Credit to the artists for cat sprites,  mouse sprites, main game background image, and background music [all free use]

Thank you for allowing me to participate!

For Mac executable feel free to clone my github repo:  https://github.com/oZep/Tethered